• Lindsay Lohan may be into boys again, at least according to the Sun, since she supposedly spent the night with a male model who she'd been seen making out with the night before and later posted a picture of her new conquest on Twitter. Whether this is a make-Sam-jealous ploy or true love is hard to say, but rest assured her dad will probably weigh in on the matter by the end of the day. [Sun]
• A brazen jewelry thief busted into Amanda Peet's Tribeca loft on Wednesday and said, "What up, bitch? I live here" to Peet's assistant when she happened to walk in on the guy. He quickly fled, but let's hope she got out a "What up, mo fo?" before he was out of earshot. [P6]
• Jessica Simpson likes "spiritual," "artistic" and "intellectual" men because she "can bore out pretty easily." And now it's totally clear why her relationship with Tony Romo didn't work out. [Extra, People]
• CNN's Lou Dobbs says he's been receiving threatening phone calls and his house was shot at due to his views on immigration. But police don't have any any record that he's reported threats in the past and they think the shot was fired by a hunter. So, per usual, Dobbs is probably just full of crap. [P6]
• Michael Jackson's dad says his son is "worth more dead than when he was alive." The world already knew that was the way he felt, of course. But no one was expecting him to come right out and say it. [NYP]

• Don't be shocked if you hear Jon Gosselin is converting to Judaism. He says he plans to reconnect with his "deeper, more spiritual, more altruistic self" by spending time with Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, the same guy who used to counsel Michael Jackson. And he says he plans to appear at the West Side Synagogue on Sunday to "publicly apologize in a sacred place to those whom I have hurt." [Us, NYDN]
• The lovefest between Sean Penn and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez continues: Penn sat down with Chavez on Wednesday for the third time to discuss politics and President Obama, of whom Chavez said, "They gave him the Nobel Prize—very well, now he should earn it." Good luck relaying that message to President Obama, Sean. [AP, P6]
• Taking self-deprecation to an all-new level, Sandra Bullock has admitted in a new interview that she's "controlling," "difficult on every level" and "annoying." [Parade]
• Dennis Hopper has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. [EW]
• The LA Burglar Bunch has lost a friend in Paris Hilton, who told reporters, "I hate them!" [TMZ, P6]
• To get ready for her December spread in Playboy, comedienne Chelsea Handler says she worked out and "quit drinking for like a day and a half." She also speculated that her dad would probably love the photos "because he thinks I'm very sexual," she said. [Us]
• Mark Wahlberg showed up at the GQ Gentleman's Ball in jeans and construction boots. No word on whether he was wearing Calvin Klein underpants. [NYDN]
• The stripper who allegedly hooked up with Josh Duhamel is still sticking by her story. His rep is still insisting it's "absolutely ridiculous." [Us]
• Producers for The CW's 90210 have decided there's "a real void in the 90210 universe in terms of gay and bisexual characters." So they're making Rumer Willis' character into a lesbian and have decided she'll be hooking up with Jessica Lowndes' character on the show. Desperate ratings ploy, anyone? [EW]
• Ashton Kutcher's best friend? That would cult leader and Kabbalah Centre founder Yehuda Berg. [People]
• Michael Jackson's doctor, Arnold Klein, believes that part of the success of This Is It is due to his "skill, hard work and dedication" to Michael, as in, giving him more than $40,000 worth of painkillers and facial fillers in the three months before he died. [TMZ]
• Leona Lewis supposedly said "no way" when she was asked to kiss Chace Crawford in the video for her song "I Will Be" because she was worried her boyfriend would get jealous. [People]
• Jay-Z and Alicia Keys delivered a pre-game performance of "Empire State of Mind" at the Yankee game last night. [People]
• Chaz Bono (formerly Chastity) is psyched to be a man. [Us]
• Did you see Octomom's Halloween outfit? Enjoy! [SplashNews]